Woodsy Handmade Cards For The Holiday Season
Do you love nature-inspired holiday decor with the woodsy elements of evergreens? I do. I think it’s because the rustic scenery transports us back to a simpler time. For this reason, the Winter Woods Bundle has great appeal for the holidays and beyond. Not only that, but Stampin’ Up! designed this set to coordinate with their long-time, most popular ever, stamp set: Lovely as a Tree! In addition, there is also another set designed for this purpose in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog: Rooted in Nature. Winter Woods is a new release in the 2018 Holiday Catalog that will be available beginning September 5th. To learn more about the Holiday Catalog – CLICK HERE. You can see all three sets pictured together below:
How to create this woodsy card for the holiday season
I’ve designed this card to have a woodsy look with a touch of copper elegance for the holiday season. First, I started with the Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper has plenty of evergreens and a great color combo to achieve the desired look.
Next, I knew that I wanted only a touch of the Joyous Noel DSP on my card front to establish the color combo, so I used the Stitched Season Framelit Dies to create a frame for my focal point (the 2 largest frames were used). The touch of Joyous Noel DSP also adds a bit of Christmas to the woodsy look.
Third, I created a woodsy scene for the inside of my frame with trees. I placed the large evergreen in the forefront, with the barren trees in the background. I chose to die cut the barren trees in Soft Suede card stock. This adds texture to the Soft Suede background. I stamped the evergreen on Sahara Sand card stock rather than Whisper White. I then placed the evergreen over the top of the barren trees with Stampin’ Dimensionals to hold them in place.
Fourth, I adhered the Joyous Noel DSP frame around the trees. This also helps to hold part of the barren trees down on the card.
As a final touch, I created an evergreen swag to place at the bottom of the frame to bring in the look of holiday season. This also adds to the woodsy feel of the card. I layered on the elements of the swag with glue dots. However, liquid glue could also be used.
Lastly, the card front was layered on a Merry Merlot card base.
Use this clickable supply list to create this woodsy holiday season card*
*Please note that the Winter Woods and Joyous Noel items are from the Holiday Catalog and will not be available for purchase until September 5th. However, if you purchase the other items needed TODAY by 11:50 p.m. (or spend $50) you will earn a $5 bonus coupon that you can apply to your purchase in September! In addition, the Stitched Season framelits dies are a limited-time product promotion that also ends TODAY by 11:50 p.m. To learn more about these specials and offers – CLICK HERE.
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